About Susan Brooks

Susan Brooks is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a licensed professional counselor. She has 7 years of experience specializing in couples, family, and children/adolescents therapy.

Susan is now available for online sessions. The sessions are conducted in a private, comfortable, and convenient setting of your choice. Sue uses a HIPPA compliant platform and sends you a link which you access from your computer or cell phone. You use the link to set up an appointment, fill in paperwork and participate in sessions. You can use your insurance if your insurance benefits include telehealth/virtual session (many do) or pay privately for your sessions.

Research shows the online sessions are just as effective as face-to-face sessions for most people. Certain issues are best handled face-to-face. In some cases online sessions are more effective because of convenience, travel difficulties, and some other barriers to care are reduced or eliminated.

Susan's goal is to create a climate where individuals, couples, and families can resolve difficulties and improve relationships. She empowers clients to have happier, less stressed, and more satisfying lives. Clients participate in setting their own goals. Susan uses her knowledge of research to suggest skills and strategies that have been effective in helping clients reach goals. These strategies are from a variety of theoretical frameworks including but not limited to cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, trauma-focused therapy, mindfulness, and family therapy. Susan teaches skills, and guides practice and mastery. Clients implement them with her support and encouragement.

EducationSupplemental courses Western Michigan University, 2013Master of Arts, College of Psychology and Behavioral Health of
Argosy University, 2007Bachelor of Science, Alma College, 1973

License & CertificationsLimited License Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Michigan # 6401014076Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT),
State of Michigan #4101006415

Additional TrainingInternational Critical Incident Stress Foundation--Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support, Group Crisis InterventionTrauma-focused CBT Training (Children and Families)Prepare/Enrich FacilitatorFamily Mediation TrainingThe Business of Therapy in the Tech Age: Key Strategies for
Building a Successful PracticeUsing the DSM-5 for Effective Assessment and TreatmentPolyvictimization and Complex TraumaBiological and Developmental Impact of PolyvictimizationDSM-5: Trauma and Stress Related Disorders in Children
and AdolescentsGrowing Up a Girl: Adolescent Development and the
Unique Issues Facing GirlsHappiness and Neuroplasticity: Simple Strategies That Can
Help Patients Rewire Their Brain for a More Rewarding and
Fulfilling Life
The Neurobiology of the Adolescent Brain: Why
Understanding the Young Adult Brain Can Help Practitioners
Better Serve Patients of All AgesEpigenetics: What Really Controls Genes and Why Your Patients
Don’t Have to Be Victims of Their DNAThe Brain in Love: The Neurobiology of RomanceStrengthening Focus: Why Concentration Can Make the Brain
More PowerfulFood, Hormones, and the Brain: Essential Ways to Balance the
Brain for Optimal HealthIncorporating Technology In To Your Practice

Professional Activities and MembershipsAmerican Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Michigan Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Contact Us
Family Counseling and Mediation Services4017 W Main St, Suite 100
Kalamazoo, MI 49006
US